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Do You Need Permission To Be Creative?

Do You Need Permission To Be Creative?

by Cali Bird | Jan 22, 2021 | Being gentle, Big Magic Conversations, Fame and Success, Fear and Procrastination

If you are always making excuses as to why you can’t, or shouldn’t, get on with your creative practice then the Permission chapter of Big Magic is for you. It’s packed with stories and information that will dismantle each of your excuses and leave you free to get on...
Where Do Ideas Come From?

Where Do Ideas Come From?

by Cali Bird | Jan 13, 2021 | Being gentle, Big Magic Conversations, Food for thought

In this week’s episode of Unlocking Big Magic, Lesley and I talk about the Enchantment chapter of the book, Big Magic. This chapter is about ideas: where they might come from, what happens if you act on them and what happens if you don’t. Elizabeth Gilbert talks about...
Unlocking Big Magic – Conversations About Creativity

Unlocking Big Magic – Conversations About Creativity

by Cali Bird | Jan 6, 2021 | Being gentle, Big Magic Conversations, Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Fear and Procrastination, Food for thought

Welcome to a series of conversations on the fabulous creativity book by Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic. Published in 2015 this book soon became a creativity “bible” for me. Even if you are not a fan of Elizabeth Gilbert’s other books (such as Eat Pray Love) I still...

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Cali Bird loves to encourage people to make a start on their creative projects no matter what else they have going on in their lives.
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